The Sun. — London, England, 1809-12-15 00:00:00

MAILS. • Arta Tvzn—l Flushing, DuE-4 Gotfenburgli, C:.tt.t.iz, z Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY 6T TV/gLVE. O'CLOCK. Consols ------ - - -- 7o 7 1 70i E S UN. scLzm QUIS DICZAZ TALSUM AUDILAT ? LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1809. Government this morning received Dispatches from Walcheren,.which state; that all the Works at Flushing had been completely destroyed,. viz. the Flood-gaits, .Bason, .and the various Store-houses, and Magazines, in the Deck-yard and Arsenal.— The troops were-all embarked, but we are sorry to add, , :nat several of the transports have suffered much in the late violent gale of wind. Some' of them were on shore when the last accounts came away, but we have not heard that any lives were lost," or that any of our people had fallen into the. hand 3 of the enemy. All the. accounts which have beet received from. Spain, since the Archbishop Of TOLEDO has beta placed .at the head.of the Government; state, that he is ailing with the greatest energy. . His influence . - with the Clergy in particular has been. Koduetive of the most beneficial effe&s ; . they have made gredt pecuniary sacrifices for the . pnhlic cause, and, their, e:.cimple has very much Increased the general en thusiasm. The levy of 250,000 men, which has liten orclered, it--is generally itnagine&be raised withirift any difficulty. The males po alazioti ,of tire country rush in crowds ,to join the patriotic s!atidnrd, ancl, all they want is arms. The disturbances at Covent• Garden Theatre have a t length, we trust, reached their termination We have given in detail the proceedings which took ?lace yesterday at the Dinner at the Crown and Anchor, and afterwards at the Theatre. Harmony appears now to be restored, and the Public, . we hone, will no longer be-deprived of the .National Amusements of the Theatre. . . We have just heard a report, -which we trust will prove to be unfounded, that the Spanish Army in La Mancha has sustained a severe defeat. .We have just received an account that the Elec tion at Oxford has terminated in. favour of Lord CiIiENVILL. The numbers were — For Lord Grenville ' - - 406 Foe Lord Eldon' - - - 396 Yo't the Duke of Beaufort - 7 : • 233 • The American ship Ocean, 430 tons,. laden with cotton, tobacco, and naval stores, from New . York, hound to.Liverroot, - is arrived AI Kiqg's Ruaci,:.v,ery if. , aky, and in distress, ha% ing been ,driven into the Channel by the late •tempestons gale. C. ! - pt. 'lip...mu:T . cleared at Atiboy, in the State of Jerky, the I Btii November, last, ; at which time ana, place there were 2c% laden ships preparing to depart for Liverpool and different ports' of Great Britain. It nntiersteiod-at.New York that the President - had sign Pied to Mr; JACKSON, that the: powers he bad bronght,with him, did not . admit of his reviving dis cusions that had already been solemnly deternAined by himself and_ Mr. ERSKINg. Congress were to assemble beginning of December, when it was expected some energetic measure Would be propos ed, and resolved on by the HouSe. While the .doors. of the Common Council were dosed on .Wednesday, a requisition wa,, given in to fli- L.oßri MANott by. the partilans of ,the Original Address, for another Meeting to re-consider the ,Amended Address. The LORD MAYOR has fixed this day. It is possible that other revisions may take place afterwards, in a succession of which di is impos,ible at', present to see any end.—These pro e-e,iings of the Common Council perfettly come up to the;fatiguage of the Poet— " They do, and undo, 'till they're all undone." We hope soon to receive intelligence of the cap- . tare or de,truc.tion ofrthe French cruizers from the Isle :,of France, which have done so much mischief to our trade in the Est Indies. In . addition to the .squadron already forming the . bloeltade of the . Isles of Fiance and Botirbon, accounts have been received of tic arrival of his Majesty's frigate Sirius, Capt. PYm, on that station. That able officer was selected and sent. out purposely by the Admiralty, with a par ticular order to seek out the enemy's cruisers, and to put a stop to their depredittions in the Indian Seas, v.ithin the.latitudes known to be most - ideated by them. Captain PMi was allowed to matte a choice his.ship from all the frigates ready to. be commis ' ••icned at the time ; and he chose the Sirius, know in.; her to be the fastest sailer and most set viceable shin, thou ?,h inferior to most others of her class in point ot comfort and acecimthodation. , • The...ntlice of illehmatindenci - Iris Excellency the Persian Ambassador, which has been given to Sir G. QusEL CY, means, we believe, a kind of state compa rnoit, in which capacity Sir GORE will probably be the ,medium of communication with Ministers. — Mott Per Sian Ditaionary gives the follow g explanation of the . term :-- •• M hl AAND a a,=--A hospitable or -courteous man ;'one wh.. hits to sari, inns anti carayanseras, ot re,,xiving and g w.ter.s." A win of • the, name of Hohnes, a provincial I 030.•1, met with instantaneous death on Monday I s in a boxing match at, .Sollowfidd, Hants, with it ••:an of the name of Haynes, It was io a pitched • ••.ittic,,for top guineas, that the pugilists contended, a ifi ;t was by a blow,.under the right ear that Holmes , j ceived itss.death. He died before he could be got the ground, and never spokeafterbehad received th blow. • SUN-OFFICE, ?HREE• O'CLOCX, - P. M. • • We s:o? the. Press to state, -keilh great regret, that •- we have juit received intelligence which confirms the report mentioned in our First Edition of the defeat of tbeSpaniards:Accounts",vire understand, have been received by the Kangdro6, that the Spanish Army under Genderal ARESAGA, having adtianced into the 'plains near Ocanna, a little to the N.E. of Toledo, he 'was attack:A by the French Army, and 'after an obstinate battle, so completely defeated, that he was obliged to retre.ai ith the remnant of his Army towards 'Valencia, leaving tlie Sierra Moriea and Seville uncovered. N P. V AL . N . E PLYMOUTH, DEC. 13.--Arrived ti►e P.rovidence, wtter; from gcilly; • and the Friends, HARmoND, Ifrom the Bay of Honduras. . R AM SG ATE, Dec. .14.—Arrived the I“ng George cutter, having lost an anchor and cable, tOremast and bowsprit. PORTSMOUTH, DEc.'l.4.—Catne- in this • day the Goshawk gun-brig, of 18 ions, ,cao. JAMES La- Butt N, fruin Arrived two sai cf transpor►s,. (names unknown) front Lisbon, and the Ant schooner, of 10 guns, Lieut. YOUNG, from Gii,rnsey. Came into the Harboi•r from Spithead, the Hardy gun-brig, of I 4 guns. Lkut. TRos. DUTTON. Arrived the Elizabeth, BODEY, from Port Jack- son.,,' His ItJ3jesty's ship Surveillante, of 38 guns; Sit G. COLLIER, has captured and sent into this Port, the French cutter Comptesse L - Aure, of 14 guns, and 60 men. YARMOUTH, DEC. 14.t —Arrived his nijesty's ship Desiree, andrennains I,vith.the Rocbmetz, Belle- roph-on,.Edgar; Saturn; Alexandria; iVcmplten: ; Wool wich, Dilil;en:'e, Chanticleer, :Drake, Onyi, lew,i3rev.drageren, I"insizec, Censor, Vixen, Utile, Ems, and Alert: DEAL, Dec. 14.--Arrived his Mai. ssty's ship Kangaroo; from the Mediterranean ; and the Un daunted transport', in a leaky state, ticen ran foul of in the late gale. The outward-bound, still remains. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHED. .Yesterday morning - , Mr. 'John Tomlin, •bf ' Knightsthorp, Leicestershire, Mr. Francis Whit field, of _Ashford, ,in Kent, and Mr. Edward Au gur, three eminditt- graziers appointed b% the Club as Judge's for awarding -their, Prcininms, assetnnied • at Mt, S idler's Yard, in Goswell-street, and com menced a very minute 'investigation or the several fine animals sent in as candidates for —the pre whims, and -the certificates of their breeds, ages, work, feeding, &e. which• engaged the ,- tt till near du.k ; after which it was announced by st•-ck up in the yard, that .they lad awrarded to Mr. John E to ihirty.-AitineaS, dmonds, two prizes, atm.t.toting for a Hereford ox and a pent of one-year old new • Leicester wethcrs ; to Mr John Terrett, two priz...s, amounting :to' 40 . guineas, for a long-horited.ox and a Hereford ox ; to Mr. Jahn ;loads, two prizes, amounting to 20 guineas, for two lierkslAre pies of 60 and 40 weeks old, respectively ; to--Mr. Wdltam Webber, 20 guinea., fora . 11ewn ox ;. to Mr. Mi chael Buckley, 10 guineas, tor' a Dev, , n' ox to Mr. Edward. B tddiugtoni to guineas, for a Scotch ox; to Mr. John W-.:stcar, 10 goineaS.,, tor a pen of two year ohl new Leicester ethers ; .to Mr. Henry King, ,inn. to guinea;, for a twit of one year old Southdown wethers, and to Mr. Wm. Harrison, 10 guineas, for a4),..n 01 two-year old SouchdOwn wethers. Three of their prizes, viz.-tor short-horned oxen, Sussex oxen, and - tor fat cowss were -not • claimed thii year, although the shew is a very great, of v- hich we hope to give a further account to-wor- SMITHFIELD. MARKET, Dxc. tc. This day's Market was well supplied with dif ferent:kinds of Cattle; Mutton supports, last price; Beef, Veal, and Pork, are somewhat Cheaper.; and the trade in 'general was not over brisk.—The Sales in the Hay Market were trifling; • Straw and Clov,?r fetched better prices than Monday's Market; Hay obtained last price. , --The undermentioned prices and ntiaibers are an accurate statement : To sink the Offal per stone of 81b. Beef 4s. 4d. to ss.. 4d. .Mutton 4s. 6d. to 6s. od. real Ss. cd. to 7i. cd. Pork 6s. od. to 7s od. . 13easts Sheep Cat ves 3oo.—Pigs 320. The 0. P.'s dined yesterday at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,'ptirsuant to a previbusTad#Vertise-, merit. The- dinner was served up at five o'clock, sumpftioos both 'in quantity and quality, with as mach variety as any tetuperi..e epicore would wish.. On the doors being opened, the company crowded` in, the most respectable we have seen at any public dinner for some titne,„• and mostly -consisting of . - young men. Above• three hundred and fifty coVers were provided; but above four hundred dined in all, exclusively of ai - considerable number who came in after dinner. The company being seated, Mr., Cliffordmith a,feW friends; entered the room,'amidst loud cheers, and took the chair.' ' The cloth having been removed, the C.hairrnan proposc.d, as the first toast,: " The . -King," which was drank with three times three. ChipPottp then stated to the company, that, in consequence of-having - been appointed Chairman on this occasion, he had received a message froth -Mr. Kemble in - the morning,' which message had terwards produced , an interview, in 'which me: Kemble had. 'communicated his desire to conciliate the Public, and that-he 'would be glad 'to -apPear in -the company, and state to them theiwisheS of the Managers, and their dispositions teconciliate; were he 'sure that he would not be treated uncivilly. He (the Chairman) had stated'to ;Mr. Kemble, that he had no authority, On the part of the Meeting, to enter into any engagements, but this much he could say, that he Would communicate to the Mooting the wishes of Mr. Kemble, and iLhe fourid the 'Meet 7 ing _of a temper not likely to receive'him in a gen- , tlemanly manner, he would niost , certainly not allow . hitn.to come into the room.. He 'had 'therefore.. pledged his word, that Mr. Kemble shohld not be admitted into, the room Unless he was to Meet with resped.• In consequence of this communication, Kemble was now, in the house, and if it- was their pleasure 'to hear him, and to receive him ami cably, he was ready to come in imrnediately.— (Loud clthers.)—l have no doubt then that .these, "plaudits are an assurance tram you that you. will treat him in a' becoming manner, and that I shall do my duty, as Chairman, if fassure him that lie shall meet with all incivility; • The last word being evidently an unintentional mistake, the whole room corrected the error, and cried out, " the utmo , t Met6es. Pow ELL and HARRIS, and some others, then went Out,and*on their' return ushered terrible. 'The room received, him standing, and with the loudest cheers ot approbation. He took his •seat'on the right - dt the chair. Mr.CLoFoub thenstated, that before Mr. Kemble made his appearance in the room, he had bad she honour , of stating that an interview had taken place be , ween Mr. Kemble and hint in tae morning. He had not wished, however, to state the particularsmt • .thi4t conversation tillMr.•Keunble was present. Mr: Kemble being now present, he would take the libel - - ty of 4,tatmg the conversation. Mr.,Kemble.expreSS. ed to him, that hesincerely lamented the, mi-under standing that had taken place between the Man,zers and the Public, and the reason that the -Proptittots ,• had not-sooner. attempted to have this difference adjusted vas, that they did not know the proper per . sons to wh-rut the were to address themselves. Now, however, that the Opposition were iodine the Proprietors and Managers had thought it expe-_ dient• to have . some tormuunication on the subject, and to restore, if possible, that good bilderSlandiog th it had always prevailed be . ween the Public and C ,, vent - -Garden Theatre. Mr. ,Kemble had told bith, at tne same time, th t it was the wish of the M:-tna:;ers do es cry- thing to satisfy the public, -with out injuring thy property of the 'Proprietors, al l d re quested hurt to arrange minx plan that might prove s.it'slactory, to all l arties. ,Tnough he concetyvel„ bo,,eoa, the Wtguage and manner of Mr. Kemble in the highet tleree conciliatory, he had told him, that though t.alle:t by so , Ile the . leader . of a mob, he %wild no; pretend to dictate to the Met wig. Mr.' Keturbie observed, that lowering the prices would cctisb Is a. - injurious to the Proprietors, but.they w 'tole(' to know what would satisty the Public? To which he had answered; that ii was not so much the tai ingot the prices that had given offence, as the reading of 'he Riot Aa, a .d sending in the con stabies to insuir the audience. Mr. Ke;ithle. 'said, that' the Magistrates had come in ot thentselveSiaed gone on the stage, unknown to the Mau'iters, and that he, tot his own part, did not know 01 the pro ceeding till the next tuOtting wleti he react it in the newspapers. person of respectability.state(t 'any tact, he was aiways disposed to believe 'it, vole s there was sonic strong evidence to thacontrary he • had therefore no doubt that what Mr. Kemble had stattd was true. Mr. Kemble asked hint what, would be saiistadory, as the Managers bad no wish to pro long th_ untoriunate dtspute any twitter? . I.'o this he renlied, that the Private Boxes were particularly ob nOxious, and that the ot them would go a great way, he believed, to satisfy the Ptiblic. Mr. .Kemble a,ked if the saute number as formerly .vould tin ? this question he was not bold enough 'to take upon himself to give an explicit answer. It would he for the company now present , .10 declare . their opinion, and he promised to state tot hem tare . circuinsiance, adding, that such a propoSitiOn would meet his recoohnendinion. Mr. .K..inble wired him, that it .was the tint ,!eire of •I he Mana gers to sati,ly the Public, and, it l (is )ie.,they would' cntne into any toms they should pro use.. Ede .had. thus faithfully, he said, detailed the conversation., and he had only one truing to add,, that it, was the charader ot Englishmen,. when they obiztined a s tc tory, to use it moderately. He recollected ah_ex 7 l prrssion of Mr. Sheridan, on a late e:e.,•tion, was unsuitable to the present occasion, drat John Bull, al• hough,somettines wrong-treaded,: was. never - wrong-heat tett." It you have •your ,usual, SMITIOIELD HAYMARKET. atuusernents, lam sure you not wish them to Slay sl. os. od. to 61, os. od. Straw ii od. to 21.0., be to Ihe prejudice of the Proprietor,. ~(Great-ane a,- Clover 61. ICS. (4 to 71. cos. ed. ,"plause, with some cries o(0. P. and Old Prtces„) - After sotne pause:,' Mr. CLIFFORD. again rose and CORN DWI/ ANGR, DEC. 15.—There are not many stated, that Mr. Kemble desired him to say, that if . fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day, but tolerable remain- what he had stated met the approbation of the Meet- • ing supplies, sales are very heavily made at some - ing, he would pledge himself it should be performed, what less price ; Barley and Mait each fully support One thing, however, continued the Chairman, 12 have their prices; White Pease fluctuate but little ; but omitted to mention, that Mr, ic.:einble agreed that •311. f e w New Ticks ; Beans 4Qs. to 455. per quarter ; prOsecutions now pending should be done at. anti Old as under; there are tolerable supplies of aits . , lam sure, if yOu wish for a. perrea treoticii ti tt, and sales in this trade are.at little variation ; FlQur you will have no objection, that this be the as on continues at late prices. . . \ both sides. , . t~~ andinsisted that the price Of adthission to f Pit sheuld be three shillings and sixpence, as 'for merly : that the row of Private Boxes shbuld be open as formerly in the old Theatre; and, on account' Of his eentscondutt to the Public, that 'lr. Brandon 'should' be dis Missed. They would agree that the ad-, mission to the Boxes should be seven shillings ; but for this liberality •on the part' Of the Public, they would exped -an apology to be made by the Ma-- 'lagers for insulting and offending the Public at large. The Chairman tlien gave as a toast, " The liberty of the subje6l," which was drank standing, With re peated cheers, end followed _by three times .three.. Mr.CeleFoan then rose and stated, that he.waa.de sired*to say, on the part of Mr. Ketnble, that the Ma nagers' were so aexiout to meet the wiShes of the, pub lic,that fieeVas authorized to aecede to everything that had been proposed, except one'thing,, which was the dismissal of Mr. Brandon, for which he-bad no au thority. (What does he agree to I was called out froth several Parts of the room.) , uuderstend that . 'what has been just _stated .by the. Gentle man who spoke last is acceded to, that'fthe price. of admission to the Pit shall he as formerly", that the private boxes shall be cique away,-- (Loud cries that the Private Boxes khould be as they were before K.enable catne, to. the Theatre.) From his own knowledge r . he said, lie did not know that there . was any difference, but as , he now understood fleere was some difference, and that several Private Boxes had been added on Mr.kente We's. coming to the Theatre,' he'trusted there' .. w - euld be no . objection _to giving the Managers a - few day 4 to consider of it, when they-might 'state to the pub'. lie what they would -do. •(No ! No ! *Now' . - oe never Now orbever 1 - 01 d Prices or no 'Play !) am afraid, Gentlemeh, team mietinderstotid y Kennble wishes to conciliate, and only asks'a day or two to deliberate. Mr. Clifford theh observed that he would make a proposition that appeared to him ex tremely reasonable.. There 'was a Committee ap pointed for, receiving subscriptions to' aid the less wealthy that might be prosecuted oh' account of their opposition to,the -.Managers. hf yoh submit to them the whole question, they will be able to draw up the necessary.- propositions.in the - course of a few 'minutes, which . 1 shall. -afterwards Submit'for your eapprobation. As many as accede to t'his proposition will bold up, their hands. (All ! All ! All !) • The Chairman; atter the said Committee had re- . tired, ,gave the -following toast, " The aneient and indisputable right ofthe Pit," which was drank with rapturous applause. Mr. Jones war then called on for a 'song, who, We - understand, had an U. P. song fer the occason, bta owing_ to the circumstances i t the Meeting,' sung another of an untaceptionabte nature, atid tratteht with so' much hutnour,'and so *elf cxeented, that it' was loutilyap l .laodediti every part of the TOOIO. The CHAIRMAN tht prAil i sed as 'a toast, - re'Thp ..Stage," which was unlit k' wit h entl2tasiasti6 applause. A consitkiable uproar here took l idaCeih he Metier end of tee room,' wined was occasioned by a great assemblage of people in theloreties - tra, it warsuppoSed suite' obnoXious p.esons were obe served, There v.eis a long and loud cry of nu Uri vete Boxes till the orchestra was . eaytie:l,.and ►h®. doors shut. ' ' 1 . When tranquility . was restored, Mr. Clifford Op-_. served, that it was soma time before he knew'ili,' cause of their displeasure, and that bad thei, addier.„ ee themselves Le. i.rxt s , a,e"slaotnd,"ntivd - taltret,o'' that the cause of offence should have been sec:e'er re . moved. The Ceettnittee, be said, Had 'gone u et to draw - up ;be articles that were to be proposed to Managers; which; on then' , return, ne,Seuute dO self the honour to read to the '2.l;;,,titig ter their al)" prob.tzion .4 'sanction. When the c.:euitamtee rceurnedeo the mom, the. Cheirtnen stated that he. suould, with theitepelpli stun, read the propoanions teturned b) Ate - cO'CP7 tintfee.• He bed . been requested by some inclkY i, :dual, to thentit.•6 their names, but sortie or thew ire' realty u:d not IttioW .(Nientiut: them, men th..n at int: same tub e loud cries of No'! 'No ttnneces - Sary, inmeeessary): He reatiy, rte know all t;;eir. trames, but they v. 1.46 respolAdet persons, wick had some 01 'them been etnpioyeel re peatetily•to tuatitv to, WestrnirnterEk:tti;,ri.;. Efc protested they, were Articles' lie had not re t acl, apa that Mr. Ketnble had never seen-them. • The . ) , such as the coltlgli tee iikid uribiassedly a'-nd . taaeously thonghteganabic to I.=ropoSe to.tvlr. ble, and it would be for them to give litc`kla sanction ornot. • ' • . : • • Chairnna,i,thep read as, fell, Ws " presurne'the Public wilt be 's,ti6rieii if the Private "BOxts are platted on pie saute wenn, -A) Itt the year rS..z." 'I understand by this, :said the. Chairman, that the 1 3 ,tivate Bilxes shah be.exactly in thesx - rie sitwltioti as they were when Mr. Keuthie caloe to roe TtlearC ' The , second Article is, 'that oh: Once of 'admission to"the Fit shall CJC 3.;. 6d. a, turinei ly (Applause), anti the prive of adiniAion to the naxe. 7s. tales ot No I No ! ,but dent a,tq clap s " Trie,thmt mat aft apology should be made to the Puo,lic on the part ut the Proprietors, aid Mr. ktrart• dun nisinissed.'' (Loud and hireatrti bursts .ipplausc.). " The next and last Ai tielevas, that tile prusy..utions pending on both sines should be quashed."' • One of these Articles, the Chairman then stated; had Met with pr thsepprobattee. In .order, therefOie, fairly to`colteet, the of company, he slibUld put each geparateey e etid they would have the gooditess to:deciaTe their_ opinion by 'a spew of ILions. The whole or the artteles So .put, passed unantinoast., except the eecond, relative to the 'price or admissiop le the boxes, but by tar the , Majority appeared to tavenreot allowing seven shit' burgs to the i‘lanage,s, as the . Dilly coticession inede 01, the part of the ine,ln,g, S'orne , noisy spirits) however, thouli in the st, uck ,up the 0. P.' (dance, ';Atid it was su,tre time hefore tranquility restored. • Tne Chairman, as soon he conid'he'llird, gav,. the feilo.,Ong coos , :y . . the .;,.;,:oncilrat , b , i this cl.ly to the Nimiagets and sae Pubiic." drank amidst the loudest cheers. The (b3irtrian then stated, that it waS..the wish °l ' to acldri.'ssnie Meting in, a Sew w ;,,, (;s, .as.. knowing the ,ehtiinents ot...the.Meeting. he now' wished to retire,. that lie might prepare tor the rn pub', papeis to-,orroN %V ,hat , it . i nten tion nteo tion of thq proprietors.to _do. no doubt that the ~.company would ti'afil their pledge', -td receiver bite with all possible civ Ili y. ar. Kmax.e then . rose,' and addressed the corn"